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what's the point?
I would say that a lot of equipment out there doesn't really break new ground and therefore offers subtle differences and so a Crown amp may sound similar to an older Bryston. Finding those special pieces is where the journey lays for me. Rarely d... 
what's the point?
There is no point in buying an expensive amp or an expensive anything for that matter. Buy what you can afford and components that take you to the experience you are looking for. Be reassured that amps etc. do make differences and nothing sounds t... 
Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound!
Sometime ago we painted the house. My father in law walks in and comments “you painted that wall the wrong colour”. For some it’s about the music. Some are purely gear heads some are in it for both. I promote music in my community and host concert... 
The new magnificent Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL Preamplifier
After a lot of searching I finally purchased a MZ3 pre/ headphone amp to use exclusively as a pre. I do own a MZ2 s which I purchased as a headphone amp but tried as a pre as well. I had used the MZ2 with Audio Research, Bryston and Quicksilver an... 
How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer
I bought two kits full of bits and pieces and countless tubes at a garage sale. The old guy used to repair electronics as a service tech and carry these around in the van. The tubes are quite old and unopened in their individual boxes. If I were t... 
Affordable integrated pure class A?
I have owned a Unison S6 for the past few years with good success. Runs  pure class A and can be had on the used market for less than 2k usd.  
Kinki Studio EX-M1
Just upgraded my power cord as suggested in the Kinki manual. I am quite apprehensive regarding claims made about power cords but in this case I have to eat a bit of crow. I love the Kinki but found it slightly anemic in drive. Quite a sophisticat... 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
Back to Canada- Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Sue Foley, Colter Wall, Danny Michel and way down south from Lawrence County Kentucky , Tyler Childers 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
d2girlsYou’re right ... nobody has been on the bull horn calling it a giant killer and yet comparisons to Esoteric, Coda, T A. These could be considered giants and the comparisons were maybe to show diminishing returns or possibly inferred as a ch... 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
It’s a funny thing. I put my Kinki up against a Mark Levinson No 585. Just for a giggle of course. Levinson more 3 dimensional and retrieved more information etc. The Levinson of course a far more diverse amp and then taking into consideration the... 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
0 c and snowing today. Lake Louise at Christmas will be fantastic. I will be just a few km down the road in Banff. 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
Alberta yes 
Kinki Studio EX-M1
Mine made customs in less than a day. 1 week from the time it left China until it arrived DHL.  
Kinki Studio EX-M1
I am in Canada and paid duty.  
Kinki Studio EX-M1
Mine is dead silent no hiss. Volume gives clicking at the unit but not heard through the speakers which is normal.